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RCN Magazine

Lyme disease: symptoms and spread

Clinical

What nursing staff need to know about ticks, and the disease some of these tiny spider-like creatures carry

Working in the heat

Advice

Unforgiving uniforms, outdated heating systems and lack of water stations can create dangerous work environments. Employers have a duty of care to keep you safe in hot weather

Hydration tips for nursing staff

Advice

Why keeping hydrated, especially in hot weather, must be a priority for nursing staff

Helping older people exercise

People

Meaningful movement, social connection and confidence-building in a care home in Greenock

Corridor care: timeline of a crisis

Action

What the RCN has been doing to eradicate unsafe, undignified care across the UK

Facing violence at work

Advice

Catalina shares her story, and we advise on the practical steps to take if you’ve been attacked in your workplace

What it's like being in management

Career

Philip shares the realities of stepping into nursing management

The power of the nursing voice

Opinion

RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey says our collective voice is the force that will shape our futures

Wear the badge, save a life

Students

How an RCN-led initiative is giving students in Northern Ireland the skills to help victims

New to the UK but not new to nursing

Career

How a pioneering programme is helping refugee nurses return to the profession, and earning international attention

Events

RCN Acute Care Symposium 2026

London

Writing Case Studies with the Royal Literary Fund

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RCN Pain and Palliative Care Conference

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RCN and NaTHNaC 9th Joint Travel Health Conference 2026

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RCN UK Joint Representatives’ Autumn Conference 2026

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RCN Retired Members' Conference 2026

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RCN Fertility Nursing Conference 2026

London

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